Australian job seekers are searching for more roles related to virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), Indeed data reveals.
The global search company found job searches related to the futuristic digital technologies have tripled in the last year, with searches related to AI, VR, and IoT 276% higher in March 2016 than in March 2015, and 376% higher in April 2016 than in April 2015.
The rapidly growing job searches in this field reflect strong positivity on the development and adoption of digital technologies in Australia, including Myer and Ebay's recent announcement of its virtual reality store, the emergence of chatbots and companies investing in AI.
Indeed MD ANZ Chris McDonald says Australians are proactively looking at how they incorporate jobs of the future in their careers today, but there may be a shortage of skills.
“While employers need to be aware of the various skills shortages and gaps within their business today and in the future, they should also be paying close attention to the jobs people are actually wanting to explore and apply their skills to.
“The growth in the VR, AI, and IoT fields are repeatedly making headlines and as businesses start to use these technologies in innovative and unique ways, the workforce is wanting to be a part of how these technologies are changing the way we communicate, shop, drive, work, and more," McDonald's says.
Indeed also looked at VR search rates in the US, with its CMO Paul D’arcy telling AdNews they found there was a huge amount of early stage platform development, but companies weren’t using the technologies yet.
“All the big companies you expect are investing, Google, Facebook and Apple, however they are mostly in the development stages and there has been very little adoption of the tech,” D’arcy said.
For more on Indeed, check out AdNews’ interview with D’arcy.
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